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• British backpacker left by Greyhound bus in outback roadhouse

  22-09-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A British backpacker was on a Greyhound bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide when she was left at a toilet stop in the middle of the night.
  
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• ‘A more affordable Bentley’: Luxury carmaker unveils its first electric vehicle

  24-09-2026 11:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Bentley is betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the luxury design for which it is renowned.
  
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• ‘A more affordable Bentley’: Luxury carmaker unveils $325,000 electric vehicle

  24-09-2026 11:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Bentley is betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the luxury design for which it is renowned.
  
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• Collapsed caravan company referred to ASIC amid $9 million debt

  24-09-2026 09:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A creditors' meeting for Australian Off Road, which collapsed last week, reveals the caravan maker owes about $9 million.
  
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• Rio2 launches major drill assault at Peruvian copper mine

  24-09-2026 09:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 has launched a 33,870m drilling assault at its burgeoning Condestable copper mine in Peru, with plans to drill its emerging Canadian tungsten asset locked and loaded for early next year.
  
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• Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sites

  24-09-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Building work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.
  
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• Breaking: Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sites

  24-09-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Building work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.
  
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• Auric hits high-grade gold beyond WA Munda pit shell

  24-09-2026 08:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has hit 4m at 10.49g/t gold in drilling west of its planned WA Munda pit, alongside grade control drilling, which jagged15m at 5.56g/t gold near surface.
  
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• What lazy Roman elites can teach us about the AI in the workplace

  24-09-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  An ancient Roman philosopher wrote about a wealthy and lazy man who desired to appear worldly and educated, without wanting to do the hard work of studying.
  
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• How McDonald’s is grappling with the Ozempic boom

  24-09-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The company synonymous with super-sized everything is revamping its menu for an era of slimming waist lines.
  
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• Sarytogan nails 452m of continuous copper in Kazakhstan

  24-09-2026 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Sarytogan Graphite has bored a massive 452m copper intercept from surface at its Ilksan prospect in Kazakhstan, confirming a large-scale porphyry system at the project.
  
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• Aureka adds gold processing firepower to Victorian push

  24-09-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka Ltd has nominated a 30-year veteran metallurgist to its board ahead of a pivotal, low-cash deal that will deliver a producing Victorian gold mine and mill.
  
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• Manhattan opens up 1.25km Canadian gold corridor at Jaws

  24-09-2026 05:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold has hit 21.34m at 1.72g/t gold from a step-out hole in Canada, extending the strike at its Jaws prospect to 1.25km, with results for 10 holes remaining.
  
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• Another setback for beleaguered Cape du Couedic wave buoy

  24-09-2026 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to redeploy a wave buoy that has only been operational for 10 months since August 2024 face new delays.
  
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• 'Who wouldn't slap you': Jones's ex-butler's comments outside court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Jones's butler comments outside court after 'slap on the bottom' evidence

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Jones greeted athlete with 'slap on the bottom', ex-butler tells court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Macau hotel puts ClearVue solar glass tech to the test

  24-09-2026 05:06 via smh.com.au
  
  ClearVue has launched the first real-world trial of its new power-generating window in Macau to test the tech’s energy and thermal benefits in a subtropical climate.
  
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• Sydney Airport's warning for passengers amid two separate staff strikes

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• 'Quite disruptive': Passengers react to workers' strikes at Sydney Airport

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• Coal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to state

  24-09-2026 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.
  
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• ASX slumps as bond yields spike; Unemployment hits 5-year high

  24-09-2026 04:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.
  
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• Lindian stacks ore as Malawian rare earths production nears

  24-09-2026 04:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Lindian Resources has started stockpiling ore ahead of schedule at its Kangankunde rare earths mine in Malawi, where it is targeting first production by year-end.
  
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• Forrestania lifts WA British Hill gold resource past 210,000 ounces

  24-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has lifted its British Hill gold resource to 212,400 ounces, a 21 per cent increase that will feed into its two-hub WA gold production strategy.
  
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• The Trump effect: Why cracks are widening in financial markets

  24-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  It is one of the world’s most important markets, and the alarm bells are starting to ring louder.
  
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• Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August

  24-09-2026 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
  
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• Breaking: Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August

  24-09-2026 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
  
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• Analyst warns diesel could top $4 and rationing possible if US ban proceeds

  24-09-2026 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Saul Kavonic says the US's proposed diesel export ban is "probably the most worrying development we've seen in global fuel markets since the [Middle East] war began".
   
  
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• ASX slumps as bond market rattles Wall Street; Unemployment hits 5-year high

  24-09-2026 03:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.
  
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• ASX slumps as bond market rattles Wall Street, oil prices jump

  24-09-2026 03:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket plunged in early trade on Thursday, as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.
  
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